Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 2.5 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Serbia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 86.1% more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$8.70 RSD909	+147.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$9.63 RSD1,006	+123.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$2.05 RSD215	+520.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$1.58 RSD165	+893.3%
Average			+200.8%

Egypt vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$0.78 RSD81	+30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$4.54 RSD475	+158.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$4.83 RSD505	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$2.32 RSD242	+76.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$2.82 RSD295	+51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$0.56 RSD58	-14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.78 RSD81	+154.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.72 RSD75	+228.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$1.00 RSD104	+505.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.41 RSD43	+182.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.32 RSD34	+105.7%
Average			+109.7%

Egypt vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$6.92 RSD724	+327.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$25.68 RSD2,684	+220.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$29,965.17 RSD3M	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$9.06 RSD947	+210.9%
Average			+145.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Egypt	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$26.71 RSD2,792	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$340.23 RSD35,559	+138.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$248.38 RSD25,959	+155.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$130.61 RSD13,650	+856.2%
Average			+198.9%

Egypt vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$258.66 RSD27,033	+262.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$7,159.32 RSD748K	+333.8%
Average			+296.6%

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pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$2.55 RSD267	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$1.92 RSD200	+42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$4.33 RSD453	+135.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$29.21 RSD3,053	+47.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$5.57 RSD582	+82.3%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 86.1% more for clothing

	Egypt	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$82.25 RSD8,596	+314.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$45.18 RSD4,721	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$105.67 RSD11,044	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$117.40 RSD12,270	+155.8%
Average			+86.1%

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